Butch Femme Planet - View Single Post

charley · 12-24-2019, 08:00 AM

Well, I've also seen "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019), which I decided to watch after having seen Eddie Murphy's take on Mr. Rogers on the SNL skit - Mr. Robinson (cough!), all about gentrification (lol). While Murphy is a well-regarded comic, this film about Mr. Rogers took me to a whole different world. Please note that it was directed by a woman, Marielle Heller.

Here, in Canada, I didn't grow up with Mr. Rogers. We had "The Friendly Giant", and all I am going to say about The Friendly Giant was how I spent so much time in building castles in my sandbox at the country cottage during the summer (grin). Further, Mr. Rogers began his show (the Neighborhood) in 1968, while I was a teenager, and no longer interested in kids' programming.

Firstly, I really didn't know anything about Mr. Rogers, so, fortunately, I wasn't able to compare it to anything that I experienced in childhood on TV or in my rather not-so-perfect childhood.

Now, SPOILER ALERT (and major triggers)...

This film is really about a broken man, Lloyd, and his friendship with Mr. Rogers, and how the art of listening, and thus being a friend, a true friend to someone, is a miracle in itself.

it is also loosely based on the real-life journalist Esquire journalist named Tum Junod. "Junod has stated that his encounter with Rogers changed his perspective on life." (Wikipedia)

It just strikes me that so many people pretend to be friends with others and are not real friends, because they leave that person the same way they met them. And, of course, since most people don't want anyone to disturb the carefully built-up image that they have of themselves, this arrangement seems to last... sadly and tragically, and the damage they suffered in childhood remains buried and untouched.

The beauty of this "biopic" of Mr. Rogers and of Lloyd is that it showed how Rogers expended considerable energy in being a friend to someone who really needed it (and wasn't aware that he needed it) and this had an incredible impact on his life, for the better.

For my part, anyone who responds to me saying "whatever" or "so you say" has no real capacity and/or interest in "friendship"... with me, needless to say (lol), and I have the fortunate or unfortunate habit (depending on whose perspective that is, of course) of cutting ties quite quickly with such a person.

I think and feel most strongly that this film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is a film that is really worth watching, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in discovering who they are, so as to be true to themselves... and, consequently, true to others.

While glancing at Wikipedia, while writing this, I now have found out that there is a rather well-made documentary film about Mr. Rogers, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (2018), which I will be putting on my rather long "to watch" list.

12-24-2019, 08:00 AM	#263
charley Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: gentle stonebutch [vanilla] Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: canada Posts: 497 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 906 Thanked 1,204 Times in 422 Posts Rep Power: 0	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Well, I've also seen "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019), which I decided to watch after having seen Eddie Murphy's take on Mr. Rogers on the SNL skit - Mr. Robinson (cough!), all about gentrification (lol). While Murphy is a well-regarded comic, this film about Mr. Rogers took me to a whole different world. Please note that it was directed by a woman, Marielle Heller. Here, in Canada, I didn't grow up with Mr. Rogers. We had "The Friendly Giant", and all I am going to say about The Friendly Giant was how I spent so much time in building castles in my sandbox at the country cottage during the summer (grin). Further, Mr. Rogers began his show (the Neighborhood) in 1968, while I was a teenager, and no longer interested in kids' programming. Firstly, I really didn't know anything about Mr. Rogers, so, fortunately, I wasn't able to compare it to anything that I experienced in childhood on TV or in my rather not-so-perfect childhood. Now, SPOILER ALERT (and major triggers)... This film is really about a broken man, Lloyd, and his friendship with Mr. Rogers, and how the art of listening, and thus being a friend, a true friend to someone, is a miracle in itself. it is also loosely based on the real-life journalist Esquire journalist named Tum Junod. "Junod has stated that his encounter with Rogers changed his perspective on life." (Wikipedia) It just strikes me that so many people pretend to be friends with others and are not real friends, because they leave that person the same way they met them. And, of course, since most people don't want anyone to disturb the carefully built-up image that they have of themselves, this arrangement seems to last... sadly and tragically, and the damage they suffered in childhood remains buried and untouched. The beauty of this "biopic" of Mr. Rogers and of Lloyd is that it showed how Rogers expended considerable energy in being a friend to someone who really needed it (and wasn't aware that he needed it) and this had an incredible impact on his life, for the better. For my part, anyone who responds to me saying "whatever" or "so you say" has no real capacity and/or interest in "friendship"... with me, needless to say (lol), and I have the fortunate or unfortunate habit (depending on whose perspective that is, of course) of cutting ties quite quickly with such a person. I think and feel most strongly that this film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is a film that is really worth watching, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in discovering who they are, so as to be true to themselves... and, consequently, true to others. While glancing at Wikipedia, while writing this, I now have found out that there is a rather well-made documentary film about Mr. Rogers, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (2018), which I will be putting on my rather long "to watch" list.